New to the Handbag

Every now and again I have to sit down, riffle through and sort my handbag. Throw away all the Ben’s Cookies and Space NK receipts (opps), the old and now fluffy and half-eaten pack of Love Hearts and the grimey makeup samples that have been swimming around in the depths of my tote for months and start again from scratch. It’s actually one of my more enjoyable beauty-related tasks and in my last tidy I added some newbies into the mix which I’m rather liking…

I don’t actually carry that much around with me makeup-wise. As a general rule, I have a little pouch that I can throw into whatever bag I fancy for that day and if worst comes to worst and I haven’t had time to do my fancy-dancy makeup routine in the morning I can make myself look half presentable. For me, that means I need to have something that can double up as a foundation and concealer and a little pot of Origins Plantscription Foundation that I nabbed from their counters has been filing that role pretty perfectly. I’m actually planning to pop up a review on it next week sometime, but as a quick brush-over Â it’s dewy, medium coverage and ridiculously easy to blend on and apply with my usual Real Techniques Buffing Brush. I like, a lot.Â For fragrance, I’ve swapped out my rollerballs for a mini spritzer and solid perfume sample of Diptyque’s Veloutes scent – which is stunning! A smokey, spicy, sexy, sensual masterpiece – this fragrance has already been added to my Christmas list. I love a good handcream to slap on while I’m sitting on the tube – yes I’m that person sitting there massaging away at my cuticles, humming to myself – and I’ve finally dug out an ancient Clarins gift with purchase number, Hand and Nail Treatment Cream. It smells somewhat of baby wipes, which takes me back to my teenage days of working in a well known baby shop, and nourishes without leaving my greasy mitts slipping all over the tube poles.

So into the handbag all of that goes, and if you ever spot me on the tube going wild with hand cream, give me a nudge and I’ll be sure to give you a splodge.

I’m the same way when it comes to my bag! that hand cream also sounds amazing.
xx
Rebecca @ trbcca.blogspot.com

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=669645438 Jessica Villani

Awwww Anna you’re so sweet.. I can just imagine you on the tube surrounded by hoards of commuters and you’re there humming to yourself slapping on hand cream If I were still living in LDN I would have loved to meet you! Origins seems to be quite a brand in the blog world.. I wish I had a Boots or an Origins shop round the corner.. unfortunately in Italy it’s not so easy 😛 take care!

http://twitter.com/bronzerbunny Joyce

love this post! i’ve been hearing alot about that diptyque scent, so i’m really curious about it!